JP2015049202A - Container for urine collection - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container for urine collection for allowing lower shipping fee and a secure sealing.SOLUTION: A container 10 for urine collection includes: a cylindrical case body 20 in which one end is closed and the other end is open; a cover cylinder 30 formed to be freely inserted in close contact in and pulled out of the case body 20; and a cap 40 which is freely detached and attached to the open end of the case body 20. A closed plug part 42 of the cover cylinder 30, an attachment plug part 43 of the cover cylinder 30, and a temporary fixing plug part 44 are formed in the cap 40.

Description

The present invention relates to a urine collection container used for urinalysis performed in hospitals, examination centers and the like.

    Conventionally, as shown in Patent Document 1, some urine collection containers include a storage tube, a urine collection tube that is detachable from the storage tube, and a cover tube that covers the urine collection tube. A urine test such as a screening test or a urine sediment test is performed based on the urine collection of the storage cylinder.

JP 2013-40788 A

    However, the conventional urine collection container has a problem in that it is long and bulky because the storage cylinder and the urine collection cylinder are formed continuously. In particular, the urine collection container is sent to the examinee in advance. When doing so, there was a problem that the sending fee of the mail service became high.

    Further, if the urine collection cylinder is omitted and the storage cylinder is inserted into the cover cylinder, the opening of the cover cylinder needs to be reliably closed, and sealing becomes a problem.

    The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a urine-collecting container in which the container itself can be reduced in size and reliably sealed.

    According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cylindrical container body having one end closed and the other end opened, and a urine collection port opened at a central portion, and one end closed and the other end opened. A cover cylinder formed so that the main body can be inserted and removed and the container main body is inserted so as to close the urine collection port, and a detachable closing plug at the opening end of the container main body are formed. And a cap for opening and closing the open end. The cap is formed with an attachment plug portion for attaching the cover cylinder after urine collection and a temporary stopper plug portion for temporarily fixing the cover cylinder before urine collection. Further, the mounting plug portion is formed in a cylindrical shape concentric with the closing plug portion and has an external screw, the temporary stopper plug portion extends to the opposite side of the mounting plug portion, and the external screw is Is formed. On the other hand, the opening end of the cover cylinder is formed with an inner screw that fits into the mounting plug portion and the temporary stopper plug portion and corresponds to an external screw, and is in contact with the end portion of the mounting plug portion for sealing. An attachment portion in which a step surface constituting the portion is formed is formed.

    In the first aspect of the invention, since the container body serves as both urine collection and urine storage, the entire container can be reduced in size. As a result, the delivery fee is low.

    In addition, since the cap is provided with an attachment plug portion of the cover cylinder, a seal portion is formed between the end portion of the attachment plug portion and the attachment portion of the cover cylinder, so that reliable sealing is performed. .

    According to the present invention, since the container body serves as both urine collection and urine storage, the length does not become longer as in the conventional case, and the entire container can be downsized. As a result, the sending fee can be reduced.

    In addition, since the cap has an attachment plug portion of the cover cylinder, a seal portion can be formed between the end portion of the attachment plug portion and the attachment portion of the cover cylinder, and a reliable seal It can be performed.

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a urine collection container. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II in FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the external appearance of a urine collection container showing the time of urine collection. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the container body. FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the cover cylinder.

    Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

    As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a urine collection container 10 is a container for collecting urine during a urine test performed in a hospital or the like. The urine collection container 10 includes a container main body 20 for storing collected urine, a cover cylinder 30 that can cover the container main body 20, and a cap 40 that is detachably attached to the container main body 20.

    The container body 20 is formed in an elongated cylindrical body with one end closed and the other end opened. The container body 20 is made of a transparent material such as synthetic resin. Further, the container body 20 is formed with a urine collection port 21 and two auxiliary ports 22, the closed end side from the urine collection port 21 is a urine storage part, and the urine collection amount is 5 ml.

    The urine collection port 21 is an opening into which the urine is injected when collecting urine, and is formed on the proximal end side (opening side) in the length direction of the container body 20.

    The container body 20 includes a tip 23 formed on the distal end side of the container body 20, and a body 24 formed continuously from the tip 23 and having the urine collection port 21. As shown in FIG. 4, the tapered portion 23 has a perfect cross section and has an outer diameter that gradually increases from the distal end toward the main body portion 24 on the proximal end side.

    Six measuring lines LM,... Are attached to the tapered portion 23 of the container body 20. Specifically, the tip 23 includes a 0.1 ml measuring line LM, a 1 ml measuring line L1, a 2 ml measuring line L2, a 3 ml measuring line L3, a 4 ml measuring line L4, and a 5 ml measuring line. The line L5 is attached. Each measuring line LM, L1 to L5 is configured by a linear protrusion extending over the entire circumference of the tapered portion 23.

    A concave portion 26 is formed at the tip of the tapered portion 23 of the container body 20.

    Further, in the tapered portion 23 of the container body 20, the portion from the tip to the measuring line LM constitutes the tip portion 25. The inner surface 27 of the tip portion 25 is configured such that deposits at the time of inspection adhere.

    Four ribs 29 are formed on the outer surface of the tip portion 25. Each rib 29 is a hook-like elongated protrusion extending from the measurement line LM to the edge of the recess 26. The four ribs 29 are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the distal end portion 25. The number of ribs 29 is merely an example.

    The main body 24 is continuous with the tapered portion 23 and has the same outer diameter from the distal end to the proximal end. A urine collection port 21 and an auxiliary port 22 are formed in the main body 24.

    The inner peripheral surface of the opening of the main body 24 is configured to cover the cap 40, and an annular groove 28 into which the cap 40 is fitted is formed.

    As shown in FIG. 5, the cover cylinder 30 is formed in a cylindrical body whose one end is closed and the other end is opened, and is formed so that the container body 20 can be inserted and removed. That is, the cover cylinder 30 is formed with a tapered shape 31 and a body portion 32 corresponding to the tapered portion 23 and the body portion 24 of the container body 20.

    An attachment portion 33 to be attached to the cap 40 is formed at the opening end of the cover tube 30. The attachment portion 33 has an outer diameter slightly larger than that of the main body portion 32, and an inner screw 34 is formed inside. Further, the inner end of the mounting portion 33 is formed on the step surface 35.

    The cap 40 closes the opening end of the container body 20 and at the same time becomes a gripping part, and is configured by forming a closure plug part 42, a mounting plug part 43, and a temporary stopper plug part 44 on the cap body 41. Has been.

    The closing plug portion 42 is formed in a short columnar shape that can be inserted into and removed from the inside of the opening end of the container body 20 and is configured to close the opening end of the container body 20. On the outer periphery of the closing plug portion 42, a protrusion 45 is formed that fits into the container body 20 in a state where the container body 20 is inserted into the cover tube 30. The protrusion 45 is configured to fit into the annular groove 28 of the container body 20.

    The attachment plug portion 43 is configured such that the cover cylinder 30 covering the container body 20 is attached after urine collection. The mounting plug portion 43 is formed outside the blocking plug portion 42 at a predetermined interval from the blocking plug portion 42 and is formed in a short cylindrical shape concentric with the blocking plug portion 42. Further, an outer screw 46 corresponding to the inner screw 34 of the cover cylinder 30 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mounting plug portion 43.

    The temporary stopper plug portion 44 is configured such that the cover cylinder 30 before urine collection is temporarily fixed. The temporary stopper plug portion 44 extends to the opposite side of the mounting plug portion 43 and is formed in a short cylindrical shape concentric with the mounting plug portion 43. Further, an outer screw 47 corresponding to the inner screw 34 of the cover cylinder 30 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the temporary stopper plug portion 44.

    The end surface (lower end surface) of the mounting plug portion 43 is in contact with the stepped surface 35 inside the mounting portion 33 of the cover cylinder 30 to constitute the seal portion 11.

-Urine collection operation-
In the urine collection container 10, during urine collection, the cap 40 is attached to the opening end of the container body 20 by the closing plug portion 42, and the attachment portion 33 of the cover cylinder 30 is screwed into the temporary stopper plug portion 44 of the cap 40. The cover cylinder 30 is held by the cap 40 and assembled in a urine collection state as shown in FIG. In this assembled state, the subject holds the cap 40 with the closed end side of the container body 20 facing downward. The subject hangs the urine collection port 21 to inject the urine into the container body 20 from the urine collection port 21. The urine is stored in the container body 20 and the collection of urine is completed.

    When the collection of the urine is finished, the cover cylinder 30 is screwed from the temporary stopper plug portion 44 of the cap 40 with the closed end side of the container body 20 facing downward, and the container body 20 is attached to the attachment plug portion 43 of the cover cylinder 30. The mounting portion 33 of the cover cylinder 30 is screwed into the screw. By inserting the container body 20 into the cover cylinder 30, the urine collection port 21 and the auxiliary port 22 are closed, and both open end portions of the cover cylinder 30 and the container body 20 are closed.

    That is, the opening end of the container body 20 is sealed by the protrusion 45 of the closing plug portion 42 of the cap 40, and the opening end of the cover tube 30 is sealed by the sealing portion 11 on the end surface of the mounting plug portion 43 of the cap 40. Sealed.

    And in the state which inserted the said container main body 20 in the cover cylinder 30, it inserts in a container stand etc. and is conveyed to a test | inspection room etc.

    As shown in FIG. 1, the rib 29 of the container body 20 is in contact with the inner surface of the cover cylinder 30 when the container body 20 is inserted into the cover cylinder 30. When urine is centrifuged, the container body 20 is mounted on the centrifuge while being inserted into the cover cylinder 30. Since the rib 29 of the container main body 20 is in contact with the cover cylinder 30, the distal end portion 25 of the container main body 20 is held by the cover cylinder 30 during the centrifugation.

-Effect of Embodiment 1-
According to this embodiment, since the container main body 20 serves as both urine collection and urine storage, the length does not become longer as in the prior art, and the overall size of the container can be reduced. As a result, the sending fee can be reduced.

    Further, since the cap 40 is formed with the attachment plug portion 43 of the cover cylinder 30, the seal portion 11 is formed between the end portion of the attachment plug portion 43 and the attachment portion 33 of the cover cylinder 30. And a reliable sealing can be performed.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention may be configured as follows with respect to the above embodiment.

    The tip portion 25 is not limited to the portion from the tip of the tapered portion 23 to the 0.1 ml measuring line.

    Moreover, although the said container main body 20 was comprised so that urine collection volume might be 5 ml, you may comprise so that urine collection volume may be 6 ml or 7 ml. That is, the container body 20 may form the urine collection port 21 so that the urine collection amount is 6 ml or 7 ml.

    In addition, the above embodiment is an essentially preferable illustration, Comprising: It does not intend restrict | limiting the range of this invention, its application thing, or its use.

    As described above, the present invention is useful for urine collection containers for urinalysis.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Container for urine collection 11 Seal part 20 Container main body 23 Details 24 Main body part 30 Cover cylinder 33 Attachment part 40 Cap 42 Closure plug part 43 Attachment plug part 44 Temporary stopper part

Claims (1)

One end is closed, the other end is opened, and a cylindrical container body with a urine collection opening opened in the center portion;
A cover cylinder in which one end is closed, the other end is opened, and the container body is inserted and removed so that the container body is inserted so as to close the urine collection port;
A detachable closing plug is formed at the opening end of the container body, and includes a cap for opening and closing the opening end of the container body.
The cap is formed with a mounting plug portion for attaching the cover cylinder after urine collection and a temporary stopper plug portion for temporarily fixing the cover cylinder before urine collection,
The mounting plug portion is formed in a cylindrical shape concentric with the closing plug portion, and an external screw is formed,
While the temporary stopper plug portion extends to the opposite side of the mounting plug portion and an external screw is formed,
The opening end of the cover cylinder is formed with an inner screw that fits into the mounting plug portion and the temporary stopper plug portion and corresponds to an external screw. The seal portion is brought into contact with the end portion of the mounting plug portion. A urine collection container, characterized in that a mounting portion on which a stepped surface is formed is formed.

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